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The pla ins o f N or thern Derinon…where the rum bl in g o f lon g - held hostil ities cl eaves the lan d apar t in woun ds o f war!

On war d, my l egions! These hor des have forfeit m ercy!

A A A RGH!

You r tu rn, c owar d!

A A A H!

EEEA RGH!


“B ecause the Real m o f the A r ha was c on fin ed insi de a fabl ed paral l el plan e hal fway between the Maar an d the Marad hed. An d it was a c cessibl e to godly entities only…

“The Fou r pro tectors pu rsued their goals until the very en d, wel l knowin g that the Dark A l l egian ce had to be stop ped at an y c ost…

“…in clu din g their own l ives.

“On that day, Lan edar an d al l the Silver C ovenant’s c omrades perished withou t seein g their destination…

“B u t the seed o f pea ce had been s own…

“It was only a question o f when its first o ffshoo ts would rea c h the l ight…


“Soon, the Fou r K n ights’ res olve, an d their beloved’s b u rn in g tears, pushed the A r ha to in frin ge upon the rul es o f Rahr on ce m ore…

“An d s o it was that whil e the Thrastar an d D ron kwist arm ies k ept har vestin g l ives, the wrath from ab ove aga in showed its ap pal l in g power…

“Dis regar din g the O n e -a n d - On ly ’s or ders dec reein g the C reation’s in depen den ce, Red hars, Eg riths, Ren hars an d Men dorim took up the A r ha’s fire an d the Fou r K n ights’ hopes, assa il in g Thrast’s a b om inations an d their sin ister al l ies with fears om e fu ry…

“So devastatin g was their strik e that Marad hed’s very map was redrawn by the destruction…

“The Ear th shattered l ik e b on e an d the a bysses c han ged pla ces with the lan d…”


The now- shadowed passages o f Mosath Deron’s stron ghold‌


Wel c om e, Vala b… I trust my m en showed you al l the res pect you are due. Is it al l right if I use you r thron e du rin g my stay in Derinon ?

I… deman d explanations. With Priestess Hagjadi the arran gem ent was to host you in the stron ghold… no t be held in my own dun geons l ik e a petty thief.

My apologies, I know no t o f an y previous pa ct… b u t Hagjadi is dead, that I do know. An d now I set the terms here…

She rema ins here in her B efore you r arrival, the Priestess’ pla ce was held by her youn g pupil…

Darfje?

proper pla ce…



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